King Attacks Johnson for Westmoreland Escalation Stance
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta that President Johnson sent Gen. Westmoreland back to push escalation and urged young men to seek conscientious objector status. He labeled the United States the greatest purveyor of violence and criticized civil rights allies who now oppose his Vietnam position. King praised Cassius Clay for refusing induction and urged peaceful action amid a dangerous dissenting trend.
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Anthony E. Heffernan
Atlanta
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Sainday
Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
King
United States
Ebenezer Baptist Chri Sunda
Vietnam
Hit
Birmingham
Ala
Eugene (Bull) Conner
Selma
Jim Clark
Little Brown
Black Power
Stokely Cannichael
Ming
Gan. Westmoreland
Sparks Fly as Major Cities Face Racial Unrest
National concern rises as riots erupt in Nashville and clashes occur in Louisville. Civil rights leaders warn a summer of violence may follow unless progress in housing, jobs, and education improves. Key figures include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Rev. William Sloane Coffin. The open housing issue and white Black tensions drive the unrest across Cleveland Los Angeles Chicago and New York areas.
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Don McKre
Atlanta
Nashville
Louisville
William Sloane Coffin
Yale University
Coffin
Martin
Cather
New
Von
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Cleveland
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
New York
Newark
Nai
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Henry Mitchell
Dr. King
Mitchell
A. D. Williams King
Washville
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Robert Green
Michigan State ,University
Watts Could Erupt. Again Reddin Says Watts Could Erupt
Los Angeles Police Chief Tom Reddin warned at a Colorado Springs conference that a riot could erupt in Watts at any time. He noted incidents against police had lessened but cautioned about possible catalysts and praised Watts residents building pride after the August 1965 riots.
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Colorado Springs
Calo
UPI
Los Angeles
Tom Reddin
Watts
Reddin
Denver
Arma
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Papaticte engineers offer a hearing aid with essential features of expensive devices. Simple to wear just slip the receiver into the ear adjust tone and volume for clearer voices. Delivers home service at 144 Locust Ave Long Beach with free delivery.
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Papaticte
Locust Ave
Long Banch
Why Do You Have a Poor Memory
A Chicago publisher touts a simple memory technique promising business and social gains. It claims remembering accurately boosts poise and popularity, and offers a free book Adventures in Memory from Memory Studies, Diversey Parkway, Dept. 504-015, Chicago MM 60614.
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Chicago
Diversey Parkway
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Cassius Clay
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Inderman
Ho Chi King
Ho Chi Minh
Hirstof
Hitler
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Erroy
Leslie Dunbar
Field Foundation
Southern Regional Council
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
St Petersburg
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Tallahassee
Fla
Green
Floyd
McKissick
Reader's Digest
Ena
Happiness & Health
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Long Beach
Asi
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Cheleau Savelux
Scotchgard
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Bayfield
May
Lakewood
South Bay
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la Palma
Dale
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Bristol St
Costa Mesa
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